My Compilated Weekly Pacing Guide for K-1

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Kindergarten Pacing Guide

Week #	Letters and Sounds	Number	Color Word or Word Family	Shape / Coin	Sight Words 1   PG  PG2	Language Arts Concepts	Math Concepts	Theme/Singable Book
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1	A, B, C, D blog	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Red, Yellow pg49	Circle	None	Name writing, Rhyme	Sorting, Counting Aloud, Count Objects to 10 Birthdate and counting aloud 1-20	Wiggles Learns the Rules at School, Wiggles’ First Day at School
2	E, F, G, H	6, 7, 8, 9, 10	Green, Blue	Square	None	Beginning Sounds, Name writing, Rhyme p60 2	Sorting, Counting Aloud, Graphs, Days of the Week, Patterns	Round Is a Pancake Book
3	I, J, K, L	0 – 10 Review	Purple, Orange	Triangle	The tm	Write Letters, Beginning Sounds, Rhyme ConsonantVowelBlendPracticeFREEBIE.pdf	Matching Sets 0-10, Numbers in Order, Sorting, Patterns	Wiggles Learns to Pay Attention, Round Is a Pancake Book
4	M, N, O, P	0 – 10 Review	Brown, Black	Rectangle	I, see	Review and Practice Above, Concepts of Print (Title, Title Page, Front Cover, Back Cover)	Review and Practice Above, Compare Sets with More, Less, Equal	The Shape Song Book
5	Q, R, S, T, U	11	White, Pink	Oval	like	Review and Practice Above, Concepts of Print (Letters VS Words)	Review and Practice Above, Compare Sets with More, Less, Equal, Count Aloud to20	Finish Shape Song Book, Start Our School Farm Book
6	V, W, X, Y, Z	12	Gray	Rhombus	is, a	Review and Practice Above, Concepts of Print (Letters VS Words VS Sentences)	Review and Practice Above	Our School Farm Book

7	Review	13	Practice blending sounds p69	Trapezoid	my	Review and Practice Above, Blending Onsets and Rimes, Concepts of Print (L-R Progression, Tracking Words, Return Sweep)	Review and Practice	Our School Farm Book
8	Review	14	Practice blending sounds	Star	and	Review and Practice Above, Blending Onsets and Rimes	Review and Practice	The Rhyme Song Book
9	Review	15	Practice blending sounds	Hexagon	Can p34, as	Review and Practice Above, Blending CVC Sounds Orally Pg13,65	Measurement, Review and Practice	Finish The Rhyme Song Book, Begin The Halloween Song Book
10	Review	16	Practice Blending Sounds	Review	am, at	Review and Practice Above, Blending CVC Sounds Orally	Measurement, Review and Practice	The Halloween Song Book
11	Review	17	-at Family Words 1 pp2 FC	Model & Draw	go, to	Review and Practice	Review and Practice	Study Fall, Do Fall page from The Season’s Book Fall bundle
12	Review	18	-at Family Words	Model & Draw	play, you	Review and Practice	Review and Practice	Dinner’s Ready Book
13	Th DigraphsWordWorkFREEBIE.pdf	19	-at Family Words	Model & Draw Shapes	for, it, that	Review and Practice, Introduce the “th” sound	Identify and Build Numbers from 11-20, Match Sets 0-20, Numbers In Order to 20	Dinner’s Ready Book
14	th	20	-an Family Words p2	Make large shapes out of small ones	with, in p61	Listening Comprehension (predict, characters, setting), Write Alphabet (A-H), -th Sound	Identify and Build Numbers from 11-20, Match Sets 0-20, Numbers In Order to 20	Gingerbread Man Play, Christmas Around the World, Christmas Countdown 20-10 Book

15	th	21	-an Family Words -ay	Compose shapes out of small ones	here, he	Role of Author & Illustrator, Write Alphabet (P-Q),-th Sound	More complicated patterning, Continue working on concepts with Numbers 11-20		Gingerbread Man Play, Christmas Around the World, Christmas Countdown 20-10 Book
16	sh	22	-an Family Words	Make large shapes out of small ones	had, she	Identify Topic of Informational Text, Write Alphabet (R-Z), -sh Sound LotW-sh	More complicated patterning, Continue working on concepts with Numbers 11-20		Gingerbread Man Play, Christmas Around the World, Christmas Countdown 20-10 Book
17	sh	23	-it Family Words –in Family Words FC HS	Sphere	have, on, if pg61	Review Writing Alphabet (A-Z), -sh Sound	Numbers in Order to 20 (or 30 if they can), Match Sets to 20-30		Study Weather, Let’s Build A Snowman Book
18	ch	24	-it Family Words –in Family Words	Cube	we, up	Review Listening Comprehension, Writing Alphabet	Numbers in Order to 20 (or 30 if they can), Match Sets to 20-30		Study Winter, Do Winter page from Season’s Book p32
19	ch	25	-it Family Words –in Family Words	Cone	one, said	Phoneme Segmentation & Deletion, Review Story Comprehension, Practice Dictation and Alphabet Writing	Introduce Addition, Continue Practicing Concepts for Numbers 11-30 pg50		Study Sea Animals, Look Out, Fishies! Book
20	ar	26 (freebie26-30)	-ip Family Words -ig Family Words	Review all Volume Shapes	his, by	Phoneme Segmentation & Deletion, Review Story Comprehension, Practice Dictation and Alphabet Writing	Addition, Continue Practicing Place Value Concepts for Numbers 11-30	Study Sea Animals, Look Out, Fishies! Book
21	er, ir, ur	27	-ip Family Words -ig Family Words	Review all Volume Shapes	was, are	Phoneme Segmentation, Identification of Medial Sounds	Introduce Decomposing Numbers in Addition, Continue Practicing Concepts for Numbers 11-30	Study Sea Animals, Look Out, Fishies! Book
22	or	28	-ip Family Words -ig Family Words	Review Shapes and Position Words	two, of	Review and Practice Above, Encourage Writing More Sentences, Identification of Medial Sounds	Addition & Decomposing Numbers, Continue Practicing Concepts for Numbers 11-30, Review Patterning	100th Day of School, 100’s theme
23	ing	29	Short O PP -op Family Words Pg12  -ot Family Words -ox Family Words	Review Shapes and Position Words	they, from pg61	Review and Practice Above, Identification of Medial Sounds	Addition & Decomposing Numbers, Write Numbers 0-30, Review Patterning	Valentine’s Day Theme, Begin Addition Doubles Book
24	ink	30	-op Family Words -ot Family Words -ox Family Words	Review Shapes and Position Words	this, will	Identification of Non-Fiction Topic, Introduce Writing about non-fiction.	Addition & Decomposing Numbers, Write Numbers 0-30, Review Patterning	President’s Day Theme, Addition Doubles Book
25	ay	Review	-op Family Words -ot Family Words -ox Family Words	Review Shapes and Position Words	Review all Sight Words	Introduce Writing about Non-Fiction	Introduce Subtraction, Review and Practice above	Study Insects, Addition Doubles Book

26	ee	#’s to 100	ShortTRM  Long -et Family Words HC  -en Family  Words HC  -eg Family Words P36, 64	Penny, Nickel	Review all Sight Words, Introduce more words as they are needed	Introduce Story Writing with Characters, Setting, Beginning, Middle and End	Introduce Subtraction, Review and Practice above	Insects, Begin Very Hungry Caterpillar Book
27	oo as in book	#’s to 100	-et Family Words -en Family Words -eg Family Words	Penny, Nickel, Dime	Five 1	Introduce Story Writing with Characters, Setting, Beginning, Middle and End	Practice Subtraction, Review and Practice above	Insects, Begin Very Hungry Caterpillar Book
28	oo as in boot	#’s to 100	-et Family Words -en Family Words -eg Family Words	Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter		Introduce Story Writing with Characters, Setting, Beginning, Middle and End	Practice Subtraction, Review and Practice above	Seasons Book-Spring Page, Life Cycle of the Frog (Use Wide Mouthed Frog Songs), Plants-Tops & Bottoms Book
29	ow	#’s to 100	-et, -en, -eg family words	Penny, nickel, dime, quarter		Identification of ending sounds, Review and Practice	Practice subtraction, Review and Practice above	Frogs; Plants: Tops and Bottoms Book, Spring
30	ou	#’s to 100	-ug, -ut,-un family words	Review		Identification of ending sounds, Review and Practice	Practice subtraction, Review and Practice above	Begin Rosie’s Walk Book; Life Cycle of the chicken
31	oy	#’s to 100	-ug, -ut,-un family words	Review		Identification of ending sounds, Review and Practice, Work on reading fluency	Introduce problem solving with word problems, Review and Practice above	Get ready for Easter (chicks, bunnies, ducks)

32	aw	#’s to 100	-ug, -ut,-un family words	Review		Review and Practice, Work on reading fluency	Introduce problem solving with word problems, Review and Practice above	Finish Rosie’s Walk Book
33	unk	#’s to 100	-ug, -ut,-un family words	Review		Review and Practice, Work on reading fluency	Introduce problem solving with word problems, Review and Practice above	Mother’s Day; Cinco de Mayo
34	Bossy E	#’s to 100	Review	Review		Review and Practice, Work on reading fluency	Introduce problem solving with word problems, Review and Practice above	The Zoo Book; Sing The Wide Mouthed Frog; Zoo animal songs
35	Bossy E	#’s to 100	Review	Review		Practice skills to be retested: Alphabet Writing, Dictation, Phoneme Deletion, etc…	Introduce problem solving with word problems, Review and Practice above	The Zoo Book; Sing The Wide Mouthed Frog; Zoo animal songs
36	Magic Y	#’s to 100	Review	Review		Practice skills to be retested: Alphabet Writing, Dictation, Phoneme Deletion, etc…	Introduce problem solving with word problems, Review and Practice above	The Zoo Book; Learn the rest of The Wide Mouthed Frog songs
37	Review	#’s to 100	Review	Review		Review	Review	The Zoo Book; Perform The Wide Mouthed Frog play
38	Review	#’s to 100	Review	Review		Review	Review	Last week! Last day of school: Pirate Day!

First Grade Pacing Guide

By Heidi Butkus  www.heidisongs.com  ©2016 Heidi Butkus

Week #	Phonics Word Families	Sight Words	Reading Comprehension Strategies	Language	Writing	Science	Social Studies	Math
Week 1	-Review alphabet/vowels-Beginning sounds	none	Independent reading - build stamina	-Proper letter formation	I am special because...	Farm animals	-Back to school rules- Using supplies and classroom procedures	Review numbers
Week 2	-Beginning sounds Short "a" -CVC words -ap family nap, map, lap, cap, tap, zap gap, yap	the, of, and, go, to, play, is, you, that, it	-Using illustrations/predicting -Identify punctuation	-Forming basic sentences -Introduce Word Wall	I like school because...	Farm animals	-Friendship -Rights and Responsibilities (classroom citizenship) (fairness, respect, etc.)	Addition
Week 3	Short "a" -Ending sounds CVC Words -ad & ag families bad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, rag, lag, bag, gag, tag, wag, sag, mag, jag	he, for, was, on, are, with, they, at  as, his,	-Characters- Sounding out words	-Nouns/subject -Introduce word book (student dictionary)	"If our class pet went to the farm/fair..."	Farm animals	College Kick off Week Discussion Rules Build on/ respond to others (me too hand signal)	Addition
Week 4	Middle Sounds Short "e" -CVC words -ed & em families fed, led, bed, red, Ted, wed, hem, them, Em	my, have, see, like, this, from, I, by, one, had,	-Setting -Plot	Capitalization of names & dates. Proper nouns	-What I'll do at fair/farm (Sequential- First, next, then, last)	Farm/Fair	Rights and Responsibilities (citizenship) Constitution Day (Sept. 17th)	Addition
Week 5	Short "i" CVC Words -id & -im families lid, mid, rid, Sid, bid, hid, kid, did, dim, him, Jim, Kim, rim, Tim	she, we, said, can, an, do, up, will, if, two	-Retell/summarizing	-Verbs/ predicate -Sentence VS fragment	What I did at fair	Apple Discovery	Johnny Appleseed	Addition
Week 6	-Segmenting sounds verbally Short "o" CVC Words -og & od families log, dog, hog, job, fog, bog, nod, rod, sod, pod, cod	all, so, has, her, not, him, no, make, down, little	-Identify main topic of a text	-Types of sentences (declarative) statement/periods	-Write about Fall -Writing a Topic Sentence	Seasons -Weather changes -Weather trends in seasons	Describe how location, weather, and environment affect the way people live (food, clothes, shelter, recreation, transportation)	Subtraction Vocab/intro

Week #	Phonics Word Families	Sight Words	Reading Comprehension Strategies	Language	Writing	Science	Social Studies	Math
Week 7	Ending Sounds Short "u" CVC Words -un and -up families rub, tub, cub, sub, up, pup, cup, yup	your, which, their, into, when, were, each, about, how, out	Compare and Contrast 2 stories	-Types of sentences (interrogative) Punctuation "?" Identifying end punctuation.	-Write about pumpkins -Review writing topic sentences	Pumpkins	Community Helpers	Subtraction
Week 8	-Diagraphs (sh, th, wh, ch) -and family hand, band, sand, brand, stand	them, then, what, many, some, would, there, these, other, more	-Summarizing (Retell stories)	-Types of sentences (exclamatory) Punctuation "!" -Singular VS Plural Nouns	-Write about spiders -Introduce conclusion sentences	Spiders	Columbus Day (Oct. 12th)	Subtraction
Week 9	-Intro to blends -Diagraph (Final ck) -ick family pick, sick, tick, stick, lick LotW-ck	but, could, than, who, now, or, time, first, been, its,	-Intro to context clues to decode - (reread - does it make sense?)	-Types of sentences (imperative) Command Punctuation or ! -Subject/verb agreement	-Write about bats -Review  conclusion sentences	Bats	Halloween	Subtraction
Week 10	-ink family link, pink, sink, wink, blink, drink, stink, ink, think -Intro to Contractions	be, made, over, did, only, find, use, may, people, way,	-Asking questions about a story	-Produce and expand simple and compound sentences	Write about what we do on Halloween (first, second, next, last.)	-Mad Scientist Day	Halloween	Subtraction
Week 11	-Initial s blends spin, spun, span, slug, snug, snag, stop, slot, slam -Contractions (continue intro)	very, just, where, most, know, water, long, after, words, called,	Make connections between characters in 2 texts	-Using commas in a list -Pronouns	Write narrative about what we did on Mad Scientist Day with transitional words (first, then, next, etc.)	-Fall/leaves -Scarecrows	Fall	Strategies to 10
Week 12	Long VS Short vowels-verbal only  Final Blends -est family nest, best, rest, fest, quest, vest, west, test, pest, zest	get, our, do, good, new, through, back, much, before, write	Compare and contrast 2 texts on same topic	-Fiction VS Nonfiction --Contractions with not -adjectives	Write about owl life cycle with transitional words	Owls	-Veteran's Day (Nov. 11th) -American symbols/Icons	Strategies to 10
Week 13	Long VS Short vowels-verbal only -Final st blends cast, best, cost, dust, fast, fist, just, list, must LotW-st	me, too, day,  look, think, man, used, any, same, right	Using text features- table of contents, bold print, glossary, index.	-Contractions with "is"	Write about the turkeys.	-Thanksgiving -Turkeys	Pilgrims/Native Americans (Now and then)	Strategies to 20
BREAK	THANKSGIVING
Week #	Phonics Word Families	Sight Words	Reading Comprehension Strategies	Language	Writing	Science	Social Studies	Math
Week 14	Long "a" -Intro to long vowels (Bossy e) -ake family cake, bake, rake, take, make	around, came, come, three, must, because, also, another, work, word	-Context Clues- using pictures to help find meaning	Long VS Short vowels with Bossy E (Long A, Short A) -Contractions with "will"	Write about reindeer	Reindeer	Maps-Locate on maps/globes local community, CA, USA, 7 continents, 4 oceans	Strategies to 20
Week 15	Long "i" -bossy "e" -ice family mice, rice, price, nice, dice	here, does, well, take, why, things, part, even, place, such	Previewing the text to help establish a context before reading	Long VS Short vowels (Long i, Short i) -Contractions with "have"	Write about Holidays around the World	Experiments with candles and light	Holidays Around the World	Subtraction Strategies to 20
Week 16	Holiday themes; review	help, put, away, again, off, went, years, different, old, number	Inferring	Review	Write a letter to Santa	Review	Holidays Around the World	Subtraction Strategies to 20
BREAK	WINTER
BREAK	WINTER
Week 17	Long "o" -Review Bossy "e" -oke family poke, joke, spoke, coke, broke	say, small, every, great, tell, men, found, still, between, name	Inferring	Long VS Short vowels (Long o, Short o) --Contractions with "am", "are", "us"	Write opinion about penguins	Penguin	New Year's Resolutions/goals	Subtraction Strategies to 20
Week 18	Long "u" -u_e family tube, cube, mule, rule, cute	should, big, give, under, air, line, set, own, under, Mr., home	Visualizing while reading	Fact vs. Opinion		-Snowflakes/ snowmen -Symmetrical snowflake	MLK day (Jan 18th)	-Place Value -Vocab/intro -Teen numbers -Tens -Symmetry
Week 19	Vowel Teams (ai) -ai family sail, snail, nail, pail, tail, paint, braid, rain, train	read, last, never, us, left, end, along, while, might, next	Determining Importance:  Main idea vs. details	-Fact vs. Opinion	Write opinion about best winter activity	Winter Weather	Needs/Wants	-Place Value -Count by 10 -Tens Ones
Week 20	Vowel Teams (ee) -ee family bee, deer, see, feet, tree, queen, green, sheet, tweet LotW-ee	saw, sound, below, something, thought, both, few, those, always, looked	Making text to self connections	Supporting opinions with points or detail sentences	Write opinion about the best animal habitat.	Habitats	Lincoln	-Place Value -Numbers to 100 -Count by 5 -10 more, 10 less
Week #	Phonics Word Families	Sight Words	Reading Comprehension Strategies	Language	Writing	Science	Social Studies	Math
Week 21	Vowel Teams (ea) -ea family beak, read, peach, flea, squeak, mean, beast, eat, treat	show, house, going, want, large, often, together, asked, don't, world,	Reread to clarify	-Conjunctions (For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)	Write opinion about the most interesting polar animal.	Polar Animals	-Washington	-Place Value -Comparing numbers
Week 22	Vowel Teams (oa) -oa family road, toad, foal, roar, boat, coat, goat, goal, soap	school, important, until, money, form, food, keep, children, feet, land	Self-monitoring comprehension	-Prepositions (during, beyond, toward)	Write a Valentine's Day letter	Hibernation	-Valentine's Day	-Place Value-Numbers to 120
Week 23	Vowel Teams -ue, -ui, & -ie clue, blue, glue, fruit, suit,  die, pie, tie cried	four, side, without, boy, once, animals, life, enough, took, sometimes,	Review (Use strategies as it makes sense to use them in stories.)	-Determiners (articles, demonstratives)	Write opinion about greatest president	Solids, liquids, gasses	-President's Day -American Symbols/icons	-2-Digit Addition and subtraction -Intro/vocab
Week 24	R-controlled words -ar family bar, car, jar, star, bark, park, shark, arm, barn	head, above, kind, began, almost, live, page, got, earth, need	Review	Sort words into categories colors, clothing, etc.	Write opinion about favorite American Symbol	Solids, Liquids, Gasses	-American Symbols/icons	2-digit addition and subtraction
Week 25	R-controlled words -ir family letteroftheweek.com    stir, bird, third, shirt, skirt, dirt, girl, squirt, circle	far, hand, high, year, mother, light, parts, country, father, let	Review	Define words by category and one more key attribute (birds that swim, etc.)	Introduce Narrative Writing (Story Writing)	Scientific Investigation/ observation and experimentation	Leprechauns and Irish Folklore Stories	2-digit addition and subtraction
Week 26	R-controlled words -ur family fur, curl, nurse, purse, turn, purple, burp, surf, purr	soon, night, following, seen, pictures, being, study, second, eyes, times	Review	Identify connections between words and their use (places at home that are cozy)	Write a story about finding a lucky shamrock	Scientific Investigation/ observation and experimentation	Leprechauns and Irish Folklore Stories	-Organize and use graphs -Intro/vocab
Week 27	Magic "y" -y family (2 Syllables) happy, puppy, kitty, fuzzy, mommy, daddy, pretty, ugly, funny	white, story, boys, since, days, ever, paper, hard, near, sentence	Review	Inflectional Endings/plurals (s, es)	Write a story about catching a leprechaun	Force and motion; make a leprechaun trap.	St. Patrick's Day	Organize and use graphs
Week 28	-ing family king, ring, sing, wing, ding, spring, sting, swing, string	better, best, across, during, today, others, however, sure means, knew	Review	Inflectional Endings (ed, ing)	Write a story about a kid that tattled	Spring/ Air Moves Things	Social Skills: Tattling	-Measurement and Time -Intro/vocab
Week #	Phonics Word Families	Sight Words	Reading Comprehension Strategies	Language	Writing	Science	Social Studies	Math
Week 29	-ay family bay, day, may, ray, say, way, gray, play, tray	it's, try, told, young, miles, sun, ways, thing, whole, hear	Review	Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs (look, peek, glance, stare, etc.)	Write a story about an insect.	Insects	Social Skills: Positive Attitude	Measurement and Time
BREAK	SPRING
Week 30	-igh family high, sight, right, light, thigh, flight, night, fight, knight	example, heard, several, change, answer, room, sea, against, top, turned	Review	Use the word "because" in a sentence to signal relationships	Write a story about a caterpillar that turned into a butterfly.	Butterflies/ caterpillars life cycle	Social Skills: Telling the Truth	Measurement and Time
Week 31	-oo family moo, zoo, food, roof, pool, school, broom, spoon, goose	play, five, didn't, learn, point, city, using, himself, usually	Review	Review	Write a how-to paragraph on how to be a friend.	Earth Day (April 22nd) -Recycling	Social Skills: Being a Friend	-2D Shapes and equal shares -Vocab/intro
Week 32	-ow family owl, cow, how, down, meow, brown, frown, crown, clown letterofW	Review, (based on needs of students)	Review	Review	Write a story about an insect.	-Recycling	Goods and Services	2D Shapes and equal shares
Week 33	-ou family couch, cloud, found, house, mouse, snout, spout, mouth, count	Review	Review	Review	Write a story about a different insect.	Insects	Goods and Services	2D Shapes and equal shares
Week 34	-aw family caw, jaw, saw, paw, claw, draw, fawn, straw, hawk	Review	Review	Review	Write a story about a chick that hatched in a classroom.	Insects & Chick Life Cycle	Social Skills: Taking Responsibility	2D Shapes and equal shares
Week 35	-oi family oink, boil, soil, coin, join, oil, boing, point, droid	Review	Review	Review	Write out how to hatch a chick.	Hatching Chicks	Social Skills: Helping Others	3D shapes
Week 36	-ew family grew, flew, chew, screw, few, new, blew, brew, stew	Review	Review	Review	Write a letter to your parents inviting them to Open House.	Open House May 26th	Social Skills: Words Can Hurt	3D shapes
Week 37	-al rascal, sandal, crystal, dental, total, metal, local, final, petal	Review	Review	Review	Write your favorite thing about summer.	Summer weather	Review	review
Week 38	-au family author, auto, launch, aunt, haunt, autumn, august, autograph, sauce	Review	Review	Review	Write about what you will do this summer.	Summer weather	Review	review

Second Grade Pacing Guide

                

©2017 Heidi Butkus

www.heidisongs.com

Week #	Phonics Word Families	Phonics/ Language Review	Sight Words	Reading Comprehension Strategies	Language	Writing	Science	Social Studies	Math
Week 1	Bossy "E" Review whale, white, snake, five, kite, cone, cube, June, name, drive, skate, stripe, blame, close, shine, chime, tape, spoke, dime, frame, chore	none- (Introduce classroom rules and procedures)	living, black, eat, short, run, book, gave, order, open, ground	Independent reading-build stamina	-Review Rhyme Words (don't have to be spelled the same)   -Long/Short vowels-which is it?	"Friend Wanted" writing.  Tell what you would want in a best friend- three characteristics.	none- (Introduce classroom rules and procedures)	-Back to school rules -Using supplies	Go Math Chapter 1- Number Concepts to 100 Math fluency practice- ALL YEAR
Week 2	3 Sounds of -d stayed, drilled, spelled, fried, cried, moved, loved, washed, talked, crashed, watched, clapped, stopped, asked, ended, wanted, hunted, rented, started, waited	"Vowel Walk" Review blue, glue, fruit, suit, die, pie, tie, clue, cried, beak, read, squeak, peach, snail, paint, brain, train, throat, board, coach	cold, really, table, remember, tree, course, front, American, space, inside	-Using illustrations/ predicting -Identify punctuation	What is a sentence? -Types of Sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory -Abbreviations (Days of the week, Mr., and Mrs.) -Plural spelling rules (Add -es to words that end in s, sh, x, z, and ch to form plurals.)	Introduce informational writing.  -Write about class pet. Include topic sentence, facts, and conclusion sentence.  (Teacher models examples of proper topic and conclusion sentences.  Anchor chart stays up on wall.)	Introduce Engineering Design Core Idea:  "A situation that people want to change or create can be approached as a problem to be solved through engineering." ETS1.A STEM project:  Apple Jenga Challenge	-Friendship -Rights and Responsibilities (classroom citizenship) (fairness, respect, etc.)	Number Concepts to 100
Week 3	Inflectional Endings- ing, -ed hop, hopping, hopped, hug, hugging, hugged grab, grabbing, grabbed, clip, clipping, clipped grin, grinning, grinned, plug, plugging, plugged drop, dropping, dropped	R Controlled Vowels Review- bark, shark, shorts, fork, her, under, shirt, squirt, nurse, turn, girl, air, chair, stair, fair	ago, sad, early, I'll, learned, brought, close, nothing, though, idea	-Identifying characters	-Subjects/ Predicates -Complete Sentences Simple, & compound. Past tense spelling rules (-d, -ed)	Introduce sequential writing with linking words 1st, 2nd, Last, etc. “If class pet went to the farm...” Introduce Linking Words. Put up anchor chart to stay up all year.	Introduce Cause & Effect: Core Idea: "Events have causes that generate observable patterns." (2-LS2-1) Activity:  Domino chain- reaction	College Kick off Week Rights and Responsibilities Continued	Go Math, Chapter 2: Numbers to 1000
Week 4	Inflectional Endings -ies & s/es (Plural endings) party, parties puppy, puppies kitty, kitties baby, babies lady, ladies tray, trays turkey, turkeys glass, glasses brush, brushes monkey, monkeys	Magic "y"  Two syllables vs. one) happy, puppy, kitty, fuzzy, mommy, daddy, pretty, ugly, funny, my, try, fly, fry, cry, ply, by, dry, sly	before, lived, became, add, become, grow, draw, yet, less, wind	-Identifying the setting -Identifying the plot	-Complex & Rearranged Sentences - Nouns & Verbs -Syllable division between double consonants (use words with inflectional endings)	What I'll do at Farm... Sequential writing with linking words, topic and conclusion sentences.  Introduce adding a title to writing.  Give examples of titles and non-titles.  Make anchor chart.	Engineering Design "Asking questions, making observations, and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems." (K–2-ETS1-1) - STEM challenge: Do cup and craft stick tower challenge.	Rights and Responsibilities (citizenship) Constitution Day (Sept. 17th)	Numbers to 1000
Week 5	Inflectional Endings -er, -ier, -est happy, happier, happiest, glad, gladder, gladdest, funny, funnier, funniest, silly, sillier, silliest, slime, slimier, slimiest, nutty, nuttier, nuttiest, 8[=]-\ goofy, goofier, goofiest	Adjectives: purple, white, soft, hard, warm, cold, long, short, tall, little, gigantic, sweet, sour, helpful, lazy, dark, light, thick, thin, tricky	behind, cannot, letter, among, able, dog, shown, mean, English, United States	Retelling or Summarizing	-Adjectives -Commas in a list -Plural endings spelling rule (Change y to i and add es)	How to Grow an Apple Tree (Sequential with linking words, etc.) Make a T-chart to help brainstorm ideas and adjectives to add to paragraph.	Engineering Design Core Idea: "Before beginning to design a solution, it is important to clearly understand the problem." (K–2-ETS1-1) Activity:  Twenty Questions Checklist	Johnny Appleseed and Fall	Numbers to 1000
Week 6	Soft G- germ, gentle, general, gym, digit, age, cage, danger, orange, page, stage, engine, giant, giraffe, magic,	Words ending in -ly (adverbs) evenly, fairly, kindly, loudly, slowly, quickly, neatly, nicely, gently, happily, politely, sadly, safely, nearly, slyly, selfishly, rudely, lightly, hungrily, greatly	rest, perhaps, certain, six, feel, fire, ready, green, yes, built	-Identifying the  main idea of a text or topic	-Adverbs -Comparative inflectional word endings	Write about Fall "Parts of an Informational Paragraph" (Topic, Facts, Points, Conclusion) Make a T-chart to help brainstorm ideas.  Think of some adjectives and adverbs to make the writing more interesting.	Engineering Design Core Idea: "Developing Possible Solutions: Designs can be conveyed through sketches, drawings, or physical models." (K–2-ETS1-2) STEM Challenge:  Plan and sketch a chain reaction using items in the classroom, then do it.	Describe how location, weather, and environment affect the way people live (food, clothes, shelter, recreation, transportation)	Numbers to 1000
Week 7	Soft C- ice, cent, city, dance, circle, circus, cider, mice, nice, price, place, race, fence, face, celery	Review: Words ending in -ly (adverbs) evenly, fairly, kindly, loudly, slowly, quickly, neatly, nicely, gently, happily, politely, sadly, safely, nearly, slyly, selfishly, rudely, lightly, hungrily, greatly	special, ran, full, town, complete, oh, person, hot, anything, hold	Compare and Contrast 2 stories	Adverbs (Review) - Story Structure, parts of a story	Introduce addition of “points” to informational writing. Write a paragraph about pumpkins (Title, topic, linking words, facts, points, conclusion.)	Engineering Design Core Idea: "Optimizing the Design Solution: Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs." (K–2-ETS1-3) STEM Challenge:  Make a marble ramp steep enough so that the marble will fall into the dish but not bounce out. Test and revise your design.	Community (Our Neighborhood and City)	Go Math, Chapter 3:  Basic addition and subtraction facts to 20
Week 8	Silent Letters kn, wr, gn words- knew, know, knee, knock, knot, knob, knit, write, wrap, wrist, wrinkle, wreck, wrong, gnat, gnaw, gnome, gnash	Pronouns it, I, you, he, they, we, she, who, them me, him, one, her, us, something, nothing, anything, everything, someone, everyone, anyone	state, list, stood, hundred, ten, fast, felt, kept, notice, can't	-Summarizing (Retell stories)	- Pronouns -Capitalization Rules (Proper Nouns)	Write about tarantulas or other types of nocturnal animals. (Title, topic, linking words, facts, points, conclusion.)	Earth’s Systems ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form. (2-ESS2-3) Observations with dry ice.	Columbus Day (Oct. 12th) Continue: Community (Our Neighborhood and City)	Basic addition and subtraction facts to 20
Week 9	-Short Vowel Words with "ea" head, ahead, spread, thread, deaf, bread, breath, health, meant, sweat, threat, feather, weather, ready, wealthy, sweaty	Reflexive Pronouns itself, myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, themselves, ourselves,	strong, voice, probably, area, horse, matter, stand, box, start, that's	Context Clues- using pictures to help find meaning	-Reflexive Pronouns	Story Map-(Narrative) Learn how to plan a story with a beginning, middle, climax, and an end. Add details. Write a story together to practice.	Engineering Design "Optimizing the Design Solution: Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs." (K–2-ETS1-3) STEM Challenge:  Make a "Punkin' Chunker" Catapult with craft sticks.	Community helpers in our city	Basic addition and subtraction facts to 20
Week 10	Final -en & -le (double consonants) little, puddle, paddle, huddle, battle, apple, bottle, wiggle, giggle, peddle, happen, written, flatten, rotten, kitten, hidden, bitten, gotten, redden	Prepositions: of, in, to, for, with, on, at, from, by, about, as, into, like, through, after, over, between, out, against, during, without, before, under, around, among	class, piece, surface, river, common, stop, am, talk, whether, fine	Using context clues within the text	-Prepositions -Syllable division between double consonants (use final -en & -le words)	Story Map- learn how to plan a story with characters, a setting, a beginning, middle, climax, and an end. Add details.  Think about how to choose a good title. Plan and write an Halloween story.  Group brainstorm.	Engineering Design The shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s). (K–2-ETS1-2) Activity: Look at shapes and functions of animal teeth and claws (like bat fangs and owl talons.)	Halloween Traditions, Stories, and Staying Safe	Go Math, Chapter 4: 2 Digit Addition
Week 11	Words with dge: edge, hedge, ledge, wedge, pledge, budge, fudge, judge, nudge, grudge, gadget, smudge, trudge, fridge, badge, badger, ridge, bridge, dodge,  fidget	Synonyms: angry, furious, awful, dreadful, bad, dismal, pretty, radiant, brave, bold, cold, frigid, cry, weep, fair, honest, funny, amusing, happy	round, dark, past, ball, girl, road, blue, instead, either, held	Make connections between characters in 2 texts	-Synonyms -Thesaurus (What's if for?) -Commas in dates	Plan and write a Halloween story; use a photo story starter if possible.  Brainstorm with the kids.  Make a story map with elements listed above.	Structure & Properties:  PS1.B: "Chemical Reactions Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. Sometimes these changes are reversible, and sometimes they are not." (2-PS1-4) Activity:  Mad Scientist Day (Halloween themed science experiment rotations)	Halloween Traditions, Stories, and Staying Safe	2 Digit Addition
Week 12	Final -le, -el, -al jingle, people, table, eagle, candle, uncle, total, metal, animal, petal, final, oval, mammal, quarrel, level, travel, shovel, camel, barrel	Antonyms up, down, smile, frown, fast, slow, high, low, short, long, weak, strong, sick, well, buy, sell, loose, tight, day, night, kind, mean, dirty, clean	already, warn, gone, finally, summer, understand, moon, animals, mind, outside	Compare/Contrast 2 texts on same topic	-Antonyms -Syllable division rules in words ending in -le, -el, -al. (Take the consonant before the -le with it when dividing.  For the rest, divide BEFORE the middle consonant, unless the first syllable is short.  "pet/al, to/tal,")	Informational Writing:  Writing about Veteran’s Day.  Make a T-chart to help recall facts and ideas.  Review all of the elements of informational writing.	Engineering Design: The shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s). (K–2-ETS1-2) Activity: Look at the construction of ships long ago (like the Mayflower) and today.  Compare.  STEM:  Build a ship that floats using craft sticks and modeling clay.	-Veteran's Day (Nov. 11th) -American symbols/Icons	2 Digit Addition
Week 13	Holiday Week- Review	Homophones: which, witch, here, hear, are, our, by, buy, whether, weather, there, they're, their, to, too, two, your, you're, won, one	power, problem, longer, winter, deep, heavy carefully, follow, beautiful, everyone	Using text features- captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.	-Homophones - Review synonyms & antonyms	Compare Pilgrims then and us now.  Write a topic sentence, three sentences telling how we differed. The pilgrims ____, but we _____. Write a conclusion sentence.	Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: LS4.D: "Biodiversity and Humans There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water."  (2-LS4-1)  Activity:  What animals and plants were really available to the Pilgrims in the new world?	Pilgrims/Native Americans (Now and then) Our Heritage, Families, and our Family Traditions	Go Math, Chapter 5: 2 Digit Subtraction
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Week 14	-Words with Closed Syllables & Double Medial Consonants (for syllable division): letter, rabbit, supper, sadden, better, soccer, classic, happen, sudden, slipper, bottom, dinner, whopper, Dennis, topper, pollen, written, cotton, rotten, common	Multiple Meaning Words: bark, pool, bat, bowl, foot, file, fly, hard, last, jam, hide, check, club, clip, star, seal, stable, kind, jerk, handle	leave, everything, game, system, bring, watch, shell, dry, within, floor	Asking and answering questions about a story	-Multiple meaning words Introduce Open and Closed Syllables (Long and Short Vowel Rules for decoding in multisyllabic words) -Dividing Syllables in words with double medial consonants and closed syllables	Compare our own families’ Thanksgiving dinners to the pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving dinner.  Write three comparative sentences. We ate ____ but the pilgrims ate ______.	Engineering Design: The shape The shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s). (K–2-ETS1-2) Activity: Look at shape and function of the owl ears, beak, talons, and body.  How has it adapted to its environment?	Locate Plymouth Rock and and where the Jamestown on the Map, discuss how the climate affected what they had to eat and how they lived.	2 Digit Subtraction
Week 15	-Words with Closed Syllables & Single Medial Consonants (for syllable division): habit, comet, finish, dragon, timid, closet, honest, model, novel, second, tragic, travel, venom, rapid, wagon, planet, credit, digit, topic, salad	Question words: who, what, when, where, why, how, which, whose, whom	ice, ship, themselves, begin, fact, third, quite, carry, distance, although	Compare/Contrast Gingerbread Man versions	-Dividing Syllables in words with single medial consonants and closed syllables - Determine the different points of view of different characters in stories	Plan and write a story about Santa.  Choose a title, think of characters, a setting, a beginning, middle, climax, and an ending.	Structure & Properties:  PS1.B: "Chemical Reactions Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. Sometimes these changes are reversible, and sometimes they are not." (2-PS1-4) Activity:  What does fire need? experiment	Holiday Traditions Around the World Find each place on the map; discuss, compare and contrast  holiday traditions against our own.	2 Digit Subtraction
Week 16	Holiday Week- Review	No more words in this column from this point on!  Review as needed.	sat, possible, heart, real, simple, snow, rain, suddenly, easy, leaves	-Holiday Themes Review -Inferring	-How to Write a Letter -Commas in a letter (to Santa, etc.)	Plan and write a holiday story about an elf.  Choose a title, think of characters, a setting, a beginning, middle, climax, and an ending.	Structure & Properties:  PS1.B: "Chemical Reactions Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. Sometimes these changes are reversible, and sometimes they are not." (2-PS1-4) Activity:  Experiments with candles and C02	Continued:  Holiday Traditions Around the World Find each place on the map; discuss, compare and contrast  holiday traditions against our own.	Go Math, Chapter 6:  3 Digit Addition & Subtraction
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Week 17	Two Syllable Words with Initial Vowels and Open Syllables (for syllable division): even, agent, evil, idea, only, equal, item, open, apron, acorn, unit, able, ache, acre, April, ego, alien, Egypt, icy	Review as needed.	lay, size, wild, weather, miss, pattern, sky, walked, main, someone	-Inferring	-Possessive / Plural Apostrophes Syllable Division:  Two Syllable Words with Initial Vowels and Open Syllables	Informational Writing: Write about your New Year’s Resolutions. Write a title, a topic sentence, and three comparative sentences. Example: “Last year, I used to skip my reading sometimes, but this year I am going to read every night.”  End with a conclusion sentence.	Structure & Properties:  :   -A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces. (2-PS1-3) - Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed. (2-PS1-1) Activity:  Symmetrical Pattern Block Snowflake	Discuss New Year's Resolutions or goals. Begin study of climates with tundra.  (Includes deserts, coasts, mountains, valleys, forest, and tundra.)	Week of Review:   3 Digit Addition & Subtraction
Week 18	Two Syllable Words with Initial Consonants and Open Syllables (for syllable division): shiny, music, lady, shady, moment, paper, bagel, bacon, tidy, pony, timer, final, basic, fever, lady, cider, baby, depot, human, table	Review as needed.	center, field, stay, itself, boat, question, wide, least, time, hour	- Visualizing while reading	-Fact VS Opinion - Syllable Division:  two syllable words with open syllables	Introduce Opinion Writing: Elements of opinion paragraph: Title, topic sentence, opinions, reasons or points to support the opinion, and a conclusion sentence that restates the opinion in a different way. Write Opinions about Martin Luther King, Jr.  Make a T-chart of facts and a T-chart of opinions.  Discuss how this is opinion writing, and so we cannot include facts.	PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter Different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Matter can be described and classified by its observable properties. (2-PS1-1) Experiments with salt and ice. Analyze observable qualities of properties.	MLK day (Jan 18th) Read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement Continue Climates Unit, focusing on mountains and forests.	3 Digit Addition & Subtraction
Week 19	Two Syllable Words with Initial Consonants Blends and Open Syllables (for syllable division): gravy, grinder, broken, crazy, bridal, blaming, framer, pricey, placing, spicy, Steven, blindly, scaly, slicing, blinder, climate, childish, story, skater, trading	Review as needed.	happened, foot, care, low, else, gold, build, glass, rock, tall	Determining Importance:  main idea vs. details	-Practice finding reasons and points for opinions -Syllable division:  two syllable words with open syllables and beginning with consonant blends -What's a prefix, suffix, base word/root word?	Opinion paragraph: Review parts of opinion paragraph. Review facts vs. opinions.  Write opinion paragraph about living in the desert.  Make a T-chart to help generate ideas.	Structure and Properties of Matter: PS1.A: Different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Matter can be described and classified by its observable properties. (2-PS1-1) Experiments with salt crystals.	Continue Climates Unit, focusing on deserts.	3 Digit Addition & Subtraction
Week 20	Prefixes non, un, dis, in: nonliving, nonsense, nonsmoking, nontoxic, nonverbal, uncertain, unaware, unafraid, unattached, unmoved, disappear, disable, dislike, disagree, disapprove, incorrect, incomplete, inactive, indirect, insincere	Review as needed.	alone, bottom, check, reading, fall, poor, map, friend, language, job	Making text to self connections	-Meanings of Prefixes: non, un, dis, in; -Meanings of prefixes -Intro to reading multisyllabic words -Split off prefixes when dividing syllables	Opinion paragraph: Review parts of opinion paragraph. Review facts vs. opinions.  Write opinion paragraph about living in the valley.  Kids make their own T-charts to help generate ideas.	Materials and Systems: ESS2.A: Wind and water can change the shape of the land. (2-ESS2-1) Stability and Change Things may change slowly or rapidly. Erosion Experiments: Compare structures that slow/prevent water or wind damage	Continue Climates Unit, focusing valleys.	Go Math, Chapter 7:  Money & Time (Continue practicing and reviewing mixed 2 & 3 digit addition & subtraction as time permits.)
Week 21	Prefixes re, pre, sub, mis: preschool, preheat, prejudge, prepay, pretest, submarine, subway, subheading, submerge, subfreezing, retell, reuse, resend, restart, replace	Review as needed.	music, buy, window, mark, heat, grew, listen, ask, single, clear	Reread to clarify	- Meanings of Prefixes re, pre, sub, mis: -Split off prefixes when dividing syllables	Informational Writing:  Review all of the elements of informational writing. Write about Lincoln.  Make a T-chart to help recall facts and ideas.  Have kids give their opinions of Lincoln in the conclusion sentence.	Earth’s Systems:  Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area. (2-ESS2-2) Map Skills activities.  Find where winter animals live on a map or atlas.	Lincoln Continue Climates Unit, focusing coasts.	Chapter 7:  Money & Time
Week 22	Prefixes im, ir, il, de, under: impossible, impatient, impolite, immobile, imperfect, irreplaceable, irresponsible, irresistible, irrational, irregular, illegible, illogical, illiterate, dehydrate, descend, deflate, decrease, underfed, underwater, underwear	Review as needed.	energy, week, explain, lost, spring, travel, wrote, farm, circle, whose	Self-monitoring comprehension	Writing a letter -Commas in a letter -Meanings of prefixes im, ir, il, de, under -Split off prefixes when dividing syllables	Review parts of a friendly letter. Write a letter to someone you love, (a relative, friend, etc.)	Earth’s Systems:  Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area. (2-ESS2-2) Map Skills activities.  Find where Lincoln and Washington lived on a map and where the water was in relation to their homes.	-Washington  -Valentine's Day	Chapter 7:  Money & Time
Week 23	Suffixes ly, less, able, ness: lovely, neatly, perfectly, clearly, badly, endless, fearless, sleepless, tireless, friendless, taxable, payable, portable, comfortable, flammable, kindness, sadness, goodness, wilderness, happiness	Review as needed.	correct, bed, measure, straight, base, mountain, caught, hair, bird, wood	-Previewing the text to help establish a context before reading	-Plural Nouns -Meanings of Suffixes- ly, less, able, ness - Splitting off suffixes when dividing syllables	Informational Writing:  Review all of the elements of informational writing. Write about Washington.  Make a T-chart to help recall facts and ideas.  Have kids give their opinions of Washington in the conclusion sentence.	ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth Some events happen very quickly; others occur very slowly, over a time period much longer than one can observe. (2-ESS1-1) Use a timeline to figure out how long ago the Ice Age was compared to when Lincoln and Washington lived.	-President's Day -American Symbols/icons review	Spend a week reviewing two and three digit mixed addition & subtraction with and without regrouping to keep skills fresh.
Week 24	Suffixes -tion, -ful, -ty, -ic: action, invitation, celebration, addition, attention, careful, fearful, harmful, joyful, powerful, painful, safety, thirsty, necessity, cruelty, equity, comic, magic, athletic, dramatic	Review as needed.	color, war, fly, yourself, seen, thus, square, moment, teacher, happy	Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.	Multi-syllabic words -Meanings of Suffixes- tion, ful, ty, ic - Splitting off suffixes when dividing syllables	Informational Writing: Write a paragraph explaining what needs and wants are. Write a title, a topic sentence, and three comparative sentences. Example: “Needs are things we cannot live without such as food and water, but wants are things that can keep on living without.”  End with a conclusion sentence.	Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: LS2.A: Plants depend on water and light to grow. (2-LS2-1) Plants depend on animals for pollination or to move their seeds around. (2-LS2-2) Experiment: Investigation of plant needs	Needs vs. Wants	Chapter 8:  Measurement in Customary Units
Week 25	Suffixes – ous, ment, -ive,  -al: payment, placement, punishment, agreement, amusement, joyous, nervous, numerous, miraculous, famous, active, destructive, passive, restive, cursive, dental, vocal, central, magical, global	Review as needed.	bright, sent, present, plan, rather, length, speed, machine, information, except	Review (Use strategies as it makes sense to use them in stories.)	-Meanings of Suffixes-ous, ment, ive, al - Splitting off suffixes when dividing syllables	Write a rhyming poem. (Start by replacing the rhyming words only.)  Introduce the parts of a poem. Label the parts of the poem that they wrote.	Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems- LS2.A: Scientific Investigation/ observation and experimentation- continue plant experiments.  Investigate how seeds are dispersed and how pollination happens.	Review study of community and continue with county.  Locate on map.	Chapter 8:  Measurement in Customary Units
Week 26	Final -ual, -uel manual, dual, actual, factual, usual, gradual, virtual, visual, equal, annual, mutual, bilingual, unusual, casual, unequal, cruel, duel, fuel, gruel, prequel, sequel	Review as needed.	figure, you're, free, fell, suppose, natural, ocean, government, baby, grass	Review	-Informational Text Features -Dictionary Skills -Meanings of Suffixes -ual, uel	Informational Writing: Biographies- Introduce what biographies are, read one aloud, take notes together, write one together.	Earth’s Systems ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions- Study of Earthquakes	Review study of community and continue with state.  Locate on map.	Spend a week reviewing two and three digit mixed addition & subtraction with and without regrouping to keep skills fresh.
Week 27	Suffix -able words:   considerable, variable, reasonable, suitable, valuable, flammable, acceptable, comfortable, available, reliable, notable, adorable, remarkable, advisable, believable, changeable, durable, irritable, perishable, justifiable	Review as needed.	plane, street, couldn't, reason, difference, maybe, history, mouth, middle, step	Review	-Plural Collective Nouns, -Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text (and specific paragraphs within text) -Meanings of Suffixes- able	Opinion writing about leprechauns- real or imaginary?	Earth’s Systems ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions- Study of Volcanoes	St. Patrick's Day	Chapter 9:  Measurement in Metric Units
Week 28	Suffix -ible words: accessible, admissible, collapsible, compatible, convertible, credible, defensible, destructible, digestible, divisible, indestructible, forcible, gullible, incredible, invincible, permissible, possible, responsible, reversible, credible	Review as needed.	step, child, strange, wish, soil, human, trip, woman, eye, milk, choose	Review	-Irregular Plurals -Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny). -Meanings of Suffixes-ible	Begin writing own biography lap book.	Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Make observations about habitats.	Review study of community and continue with country.  Locate on map.	Chapter 9: Measurement in Metric Units
Week 29	Suffix -sion words: division, possession, television, discussion, extension, version, vision, confession, expression, expansion, occasion, conclusion, session, impression, permission, suspension, confusion, decision, mission, explosion	Review as needed.	north, seven, famous, late, pay, sleep, iron, trouble, store, beside	Review	Cause and Effect -Meanings of Suffixes- sion	Complete Biography lapbook, edit.	Earth’s Systems ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes. Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form. (2-ESS2-3) Develop model to shape land/ bodies of water	Review study of community and continue with continents. Locate on map.	Spend a week reviewing two and three digit mixed addition & subtraction with and without regrouping to keep skills fresh.
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Week 30	Suffix -tion words		oil, modern, fun, catch, business, reach, lot, won't, case, speak	Review	Author's Point of View		Matter and its Interactions- A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces. (2-PS1-3)  Create/Deconstruct to make new objects		Chapter 10;  Data & Graphing
Week 31	Suffix -tial words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	-Dialogue (Rules of quotation marks)	Begin Fairy Tale Unit. Introduce genre, read examples.  Write one together.	Earth Day (April 22nd) -Recycling (properties of matter review)	Review study of community and continue with earth. Locate within solar system.	Chapter 10:  Data & Graphing
Week 32	Suffix -ture words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	Past tense irregular verbs	Write a fairy tale.  Must contain all components of genre.  Begin lapbook.	Rainforest habitat and animals	Review community unit.	Spend a week reviewing two and three digit mixed addition & subtraction with and without regrouping to keep skills fresh.
Week 33	Suffix -eous words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	-Finding Authors purpose, Dictionary Skills	Continue working on lapbook..	Genius Hour- Extra study on the topic of your choice.	Goods and Services- what are they?	Chapter 11:  Geometry & Fractions
Week 34	Suffix -tious words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	Dictionary Skills	Finish lap book.	Genius Hour- Extra study on the topic of your choice.	Review	Chapter 11:  Geometry & Fractions
Week 35	Suffix -cious words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	Dictionary Skills	Review and write.	Genius Hour- Extra study on the topic of your choice.	Review	Chapter 11:  Geometry & Fractions
Week 36	Review multisyllabic words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	Atlas and Maps	Review and write.	Open House May 26th	Review	Spend a week reviewing two and three digit mixed addition & subtraction with and without regrouping to keep skills fresh.
Week 37	Review multisyllabic words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	Review	Review and write.	Summer season & weather	Review	Review
Week 38	Review multisyllabic words	Review as needed.	Review	Review	Review	Review and write.	Review	Review	Review